Forest Diversity and Function : Temperate and Boreal Systems /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael. (Editor ), Körner, Christian. (Editor ), Schulze, Ernst-Detlef. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 176
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Functional Significance of Forest Diversity: The Starting Point
  • An Introduction to the Functional Diversity of Temperate Forest Trees
  • Productivity and Growth
  • Diversity and Productivity in Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Experimental Plots
  • Confounding Factors in the Observational Productivity-Diversity Relationship in Forests
  • Genetic Diversity Parameters Associated with Viability Selection, Reproductive Efficiency, and Growth in Forest Tree Species
  • Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Functioning of Mixed-Species Stands: Evidence from a Long-Term Forest Experiment
  • The Role of Biodiversity on the Evaporation of Forests
  • Effects of Tree Species Diversity on Litter Quality and Decomposition
  • The Effect of Biodiversity on Carbon Storage in Soils
  • Silviculture and Its Interactions with Biodiversity and the Carbon Balance of Forest Soils
  • Animals, Pests, and Disturbances
  • Linkages Between Tree Diversity, Soil Fauna and Ecosystem Processes
  • A Test of the Biodiversity-Stability Theory: Meta-analysis of Tree Species Diversity Effects on Insect Pest Infestations, and Re-examination of Responsible Factors
  • Susceptibility to Fungal Pathogens of Forests Differing in Tree Diversity
  • Implication of Forest Diversity in Resistance to Strong Winds
  • Fire Regime and Tree Diversity in Boreal Forests: Implications for the Carbon Cycle
  • Perspectives
  • The Design of Experimental Tree Plantations for Functional Biodiversity Research
  • The Functional Significance of Forest Diversity: A Synthesis.